The 38th Canadian Parliament was in session from October 4, 2004, until November 29, 2005. The membership was set by the 2004 federal election on June 28, 2004, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and

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, but due to the seat distribution, those few changes significantly affected the distribution of power. It was dissolved prior to the 2006 election. It was controlled by a

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minority under

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Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. The son o ...

and the

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. The Official Opposition was the

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, led by Stephen Harper. The

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was

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. See also

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for a list of the ridings in this parliament. There was one session of the 38th Parliament: The parliament was dissolved following a

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passed on 28 November by the opposition Conservatives, supported by the New Democratic Party and Bloc Québécois. Consequently, a federal election was held on 23 January 2006 to choose the next parliament.

Party standings

The party standings as of the election and as of

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were as follows:

Bills of the 38th Parliament

Important

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s of the 38th parliament included: *Bill C-32 – the Department of Foreign Affairs Act to split DFAIT in two departments, was a surprise defeat for the government *Bill C-38 – the '' Civil Marriage Act'', legalized

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across Canada. *Bill C-43 – the Canadian federal budget, 2005 *Bill C-48 – an NDP add-on to the 2005 budget
Complete list of bills

Members

MPs who changed political parties

In early 2005

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(MP)

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to the

after running for

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, and coming in second to Stephen Harper. She ended her public relationship with Conservative MP

Peter MacKay Peter Gordon MacKay (born September 27, 1965) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2015 and has served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2013–2015), Minister of National Defence (2007� ...

Officeholders

Speakers

*Hon.

(the

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member for

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) was re-elected Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada by acclamation on October 4, 2004. *Hon.

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Senator for

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) was the Speaker of the Senate .

Other Chair occupants

House of Commons * Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole – Hon

Chuck Strahl Charles Richard "Chuck" Strahl (born February 25, 1957) is a Canadian businessman and politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2011. First elected for the Reform Party, he was the leader of the Democratic Representative Caucus tha ...

(the

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Member for Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon). * Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole – Marcel Proulx (the

Member for Hull—Aylmer). * Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole –

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(the

Member for Etobicoke—Lakeshore).
Senate * Hon.

Shirley Maheu Shirley Maheu (October 7, 1931 – February 1, 2006) was a Canadian politician. A resident of Saint-Laurent, Quebec since 1965, where she operated a successful insurance brokerage firm in partnership with her husband Renė Maheu, Senator M ...

was the Speaker ''pro tempore'' of the Senate of Canada, (a

Senator for

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Leaders

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: Rt. Hon.

(Liberal) * Leader of the Opposition: Hon. Stephen Harper (Conservative) *Bloc Québécois leader: Gilles Duceppe *New Democratic Party leader: Hon.

Jack Layton John Gilbert Layton (July 18, 1950 – August 22, 2011) was a Canadian academic and politician who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011 and leader of the Official Opposition in 2011. He previously sat on To ...

Floor leaders

The following were the parties' floor leaders during the 39th Parliament: House of Commons *

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: Hon.

Tony Valeri Tony Valeri (born August 11, 1957) is a former Canadian politician. Valeri was the Government House Leader in Paul Martin's government from 2004 until 2006. He was narrowly defeated by New Democratic (NDP) candidate Wayne Marston in the 2006 ...

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: *#Hon. John Douglas Reynolds (to January 27, 2005) *# Jay D. Hill (from January 30, 2005) *Bloc Québécois House leader:

Michel Gauthier Michel Gauthier (; February 18, 1950 – May 30, 2020) was a Canadian politician, who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 1996 to 1997. As the party was the Official Opposition in the Parliament of Canada, Gauthier was also the ...

*New Democratic Party House leader:

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Senate * Leader of the Government in the Senate: Hon. Jacob Austin * Leader of the Opposition in the Senate: Hon.

Noël Kinsella Noël Augustus Kinsella, (born November 28, 1939) is a Canadian politician and was Speaker of the Senate of Canada from 2006 to 2014. Education Kinsella was born in Saint John, New Brunswick. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Univ ...

Whips

The party whips in this party were as follows: House of Commons *

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: Hon.

Karen Redman Karen Redman, ( née Longo; born January 8, 1953) is a Canadian politician. She was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2008, representing the riding of Kitchener Centre for the Liberal Party. She served as Chief Governme ...

*Official Opposition Whip: *# Jay D. Hill (to January 27, 2005) *#Hon. Robert Douglas Nicholson (from January 28, 2005) *Bloc Québécois Whip:

Michel Guimond Michel Guimond (December 26, 1953 – January 19, 2015) was a Canadian politician. From 1987 to 1993 he served as a city councillor in Boischatel, Quebec. After this, he ran in the 1993 federal election for the Bloc Québécois. He was elected ...

*New Democratic Party Whip: Yvon Godin
Senate *Government Whip: Hon.

Rose-Marie Losier-Cool Rose-Marie Losier-Cool (born June 18, 1937) is a retired Canadian Senator for New Brunswick. A member of New Brunswick's Acadian community, Losier-Cool worked as a teacher for thirty-three years, two decades of which were spent at ''École seco ...

*Opposition Whip: Hon.

Marjory LeBreton Marjory LeBreton (born July 4, 1940) is a Canadian former leader of the Government in the Senate of Canada, a cabinet-rank position; and past national chair of Mothers Against Drunk Driving in Canada. She worked with four leaders of the Progres ...

By-elections

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External links

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Write to Members of Parliament

Succession

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